Question

What was the first organic compound to be synthesized in a lab?

sucrose
bilirubin
urea
nylon

Answer 1

The correct answer is Urea

Answer 2

Urea is the organic compound.

Step-by-step explanation:

Urea is the organic compound which was first synthesized in lab.

This was a breakthrough in the world.

Urea was synthesized by Wohler.

He was trying to synthesize ammonium cyanate however he synthesized urea.

The reaction can be summarized as:

`Pb(OCN)_(2)+2NH_(3)+2H_(2)O-->Pb(OH)_(2)+2NH_(4)(OCN)`

Now this ammonium cyanate further decomposed as:

`2NH_(4)CN-->2NH_(3)+HOCN-->H_(2)NCONH_(2)`